There is hardly a top player in the country who hasn’t gone through the grind of the Santosh Trophy at some stage of his career in the last eight decades. Starting from Talimeren Ao, the first captain of Independent India to present day icon Sunil Chhetri, all had made their …
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The 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy has gotten underway, and it aims to spread the game to all corners of the country. Much like how it started in the pre-independence era, this season the state teams will get to play more number of matches against teams from …
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“It was so long ago,” Inder Singh recalls softly and then falls silent. A few moments pass before he continues, or tries to. “It is difficult to remember,” he adds, pausing, taking time. “But…” another long pause. “It was never about one goal, or one player. Football is not like …
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In July 1941, India was a vastly different country. The horror of partition was still six years away, an undivided India was reeling under the British rule, Mahatma Gandhi’s call for “Quit India” movement would come a year later, and the nation was yet to realise the impact of Netaji …
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The Santosh Trophy group stage matches have started today and AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran shares his thoughts on the season and much more.
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Watch the promo for the upcoming 2022/23 National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy, which kicks off on December 23.
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The All India Football Federation confirms Manipur as the venue for the Group VI matches for the upcoming 76th Men’s National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy. The matches will be played from January 18 – 26, 2023. Earlier, five other venues were finalised. While Group I will be played …
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The All India Football Federation confirms Kolhapur, Maharashtra, as the venue for the Group IV matches for the upcoming 76th Men’s National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy. The matches will be played from January 7, 2023 – January 15, 2023. Earlier, four venues were finalised. While Group I will …
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The All India Football Federation confirms Kokrajhar, Assam, as the venue for the Group III matches for the upcoming 76th Senior Men’s National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy. The matches will be played from December 28, 2022- January 5, 2023. Earlier, three venues were finalised. While Group I will …
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The dates and venues of three of the six groups for the 76th Senior Men’s National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy have been finalised. While the Group I will be played in Delhi (December 23, 2022 – December 31, 2022), the Group II and V will be played in …
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